New leads in body parts murder

Victoria Police believe they are close to identifying a suspect in the murder of a Melbourne woman whose body parts were found near Phillip Island in August.

Police now think Raechel Betts, of Epping, was murdered by a man she planned to go away with.

Ms Betts was last seen in the Melbourne suburb of Preston on August 11.

Several weeks later, her leg and other body parts were found on Phillip Island.

Police say two callers to Crime Stoppers have provided vital information about the case and they have urged them to contact police again.

One person rang police in early September and provided information about the man Ms Betts had planned to go away with.

The second caller, who rang two weeks ago, provided information about a small white car seen on Phillip Island a short time after Ms Betts went missing. The car was seen on the island for several days.

Detective Senior Sergeant David Snare said it was in the best interests of the community that the person responsible for the brutal murder is caught.

"Investigators have made significant progress with this investigation and believe they are now very close to identifying Rachael killers," he said.

He said they want to speak to the two callers again to help confirm their suspicions.

"The family's been of the opinion all along that whoever she went with, her friends, knew. And for whatever reason they've either been too scared or too loyal to come forward with that information," he said.